The six-second clip featured a construction paper cutout of an animated figure with the head of a teleprompter that flashed the list of Video Of The Year contenders. Videos for additional fields, including Best Male Video and Best Female Video, emerged sporadically.

Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead with six nominations each for the show that will air live on August 25 at 9 p.m. ET from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.